FCC seeks more comment on airwaves auction

FCC SEEKS MORE COMMENT ON AIRWAVES AUCTION
[SOURCE: Reuters]
The Federal Communications Commission decided on Wednesday to seek more public comment on how the sale of valuable wireless airwaves will work, a move that could delay the start of the auction. A swath of television airwaves, which are being returned by broadcasters as they move to digital signals from analog, is expected to be auctioned off by the FCC later this year. But recent proposals, including one from a start-up firm called Frontline and another by a coalition of consumer groups, has pushed the agency to seek more comment from the public. The decision was approved by the five commissioners who vote on agency rulings. However, commissioners expressed concern and underlined the importance of the auction.
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2441759420070426
* FCC press release: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-272629A1.doc